Feeder for fowls



May 25,1926.

J. B. OLSON FEEDER FOR FOWLS Filed May 21, 1924 INVENTOR.

A TORNEYS Patented May 25, 192%. L a

UNITED srares rs orice.

JOHN It. OLSON, OF FORT ATKINSON; WISCONSIN, ASSIGNQR TO JAMES MFG. COMPANY, OF FORT ATKINSON, WISCONSIN, A CC'RPOR-ATION OF WISCONSIN.

FEEDER roe FOWLS.

Application filed May'21, 1924. Serial No. 714,766.

My invention relates to improvements in the feeding pan. The guards and catch feeders for fowls. pans 11 form no part of the present inven- The object of this invention is to provide tion and more particular description thereof improved means for utilizing the wei 'ht of -is deemed unnecessary. 5 the fowls to regulate deliveries of feed from Perches 13 are supported by arms 14.

an inclosure into a feeding trough or recepfrom a set of levers 15 which may be pivtacle. otally connected at 16 to any suitable sup- 60 More particularly stated it is the object port. In the construction shown the levers of my invention to provide means, whereby 15 are pivotally connected to brackets 17 se 10 the weight of a fowl may be utilized to shift cured to the bottom of the pan 7. They exlhe container in such a manner as to protend upwardly at the respective ends of the mote downward movement of the contents pan ano. are loosely connected to the respec- 65 into a feeding receptacle, the latter being tive end walls of the hopper 2 by brackets so located as to limit the quantity thus do 18 and trunnions 19. T e trunnions pro- J5 livered. jectloosely through slots 20 in the ends of In the drawings: the levers.

Figure 1. is an end elevation, partly in In operation, one or the other oi the 70 '\'ert-1calsect1on,of a chicken feeder embodyperches 18 are ordinarily in a raised pomg my invention. sition with the other perch simultaneously 20 Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same, resting upon the cross bars 22 of the frame. with one wall partially broken away. Assuming the parts to be in the position in Like parts are identified by the same refwhich they are shown in F'gure 1, it will be 7 5 crence characters throughout both views. obvious that the weight of a fowl on they The drawings illustrate a chicken feeder raised perch 13 will tend to depress that having three compartments, 1, 2 and 3, reperch into contact with the cross bar 22. In spectively. The end compartments 1 and so doing, the lower end of the lever 15 will 3 are relatively fixed, being supported in be swung-to the left; the upper end of the 80 fixed relation to the legs 4. The central lever, above the pivot- 16, will. be swung to compartment is suspended upon trunnions the right, thereby swinging the lower end of 5 mounted in the walls of the compartments the hopper 2 to the right, the guards 1O 1 and 3, respectively, and projecting inslidiiigfreely upon the upper margins of the ".vardly into engagement with the end walls side walls of the pan 7. The movement of of the central compartment 2, with their the lower end oi the hopper 2 toward the axes substantially in the central longitudinal right'will tend to relieve the contents of the and normally vertical plane of compartment hopper from any support, such as might other hopper 2. The three compartments are erwise be received from the material previnormally closed by a removable cap 6. ously delivered into the pan. The towls so The lower end of the compartment 2 is tend to reach under the hopper and ale open as clearly shown in Figure 1. It exstreet the steed irregularly, so that it may "1: 40 tends into a feeding pan or receptacle 7. substantially all removed from one iteec The distance between the lower margin 8 of space between two fingers 10 although su the hopper and the bottom 9 of the pan 7 porting masses may remain at other points. 95 regulates delivery of the contents of the hop- The swinging movement of the hopper 2 per 2 into the pan by allowing the accumutends to distribute the feed in the pan and 4 lations of material in the pan to block deto break the support afforded by any uch livery through the open and lower end of the massed material. it also tends to slig iy hopper. ire guards or fingers 10 are pivthe contents of the hopper 2 and thus we oted to the sides of the hopper and extend promote downward movement of the mate downwardly and outwardly over the upper rial.

margins of the pan 7 to limit lateral move- Subsequently, after the fowl mounts the ments of the fowls or swinging or their left-hand perch the hopper 2 will be swung necks while feeding. Catch pans 11 have in the oppcsite direct-ion, spreading the ma 10:3 raised walls 12 spaced from the side wallsot terial previously delivered and causing e further delivery of the contents into the pan.

I claim:

1. In a feeder for fowls, the combination with a support, of a-feed pan, and afeed container suspended for oscillation and'provided with a delivery outlet in an oscillatory portion in proximity above the. pan, a porch mounted for movement under the weight of a fowl, and connections adapted to transmit the movement of the perch to swing the container.

The combination with a pivotally suspendedcontainer having an open bottom, of a. receptacle extending underneath said open bottom. to supportmaterialin an obstructing position with reference thereto, means for supportingfow-ls. in a position toobtain, food from said receptacle and means for utilizing the weightof a fowl, when in posi-' tion for feeding, to more the pivotally S1137:

pended container;

a; Iii-a feeder for fowls thc co-mbination in i with a pivota-lly supported reedlng container having-an open'b'ottom, a feed receptacle having an open top adapted'to receive-malerial fromthe container, a frame support-i ingthe container and feeding receptacle in a raised position with the container over the central. portion of saidreceptacle, a setof levers having relatively stationarypivotal supports and loosely connected with the lower portion of the container to.oscillate the latter, and a perch connected with the lower ends of said levers and laterally offset therefrom, whereby the weight of 'arfowl on the porch may be utilized to actuate said levers and container.

i. In a feeder for fOWlSwthG combination with a support, of a feeding container pivotally connected with said support, an -as-- sociated feeding receptacle connected with the support in a pOSltlOn'tO receive mater al from said container, and aset of levers each having one end loosely connected with the container and the other end connected with a perch, said levers being adapted to utilize the weight of a fowl on a perch to move the container.

5. Ina feeder for fowls, the combination with a support, of a feed container pivotally connected with thesupport, a perch, a set of levers yleldlngly supporting the perch, and connectionsfor utilizing movements of said perch and levers to oscillate the container;

and promote delivery and distribution of material therefrom.

6. In a feeder for fowls the combination with a support, of a container pivotally connected therewith and having an open bottom, a set of levers looselyconnected'with the, container and having fulcrum connection with the su )port, a. set of perches connected with said levers on opposite sides thereof to swing downwardly and upwardly in alterna-- tlon, and means connected wltlrthe' support for hunting the downward movement of the resuective perches, said perches when raised being adapted, to utilize the weight of a fowl'thereon to press the same and transmit the tesultant motion through the levers to the container to promote deliv ry and distribution of the material therefrom.

In a feeder for fowls, the combination with an oscillatory feeding container having an open bottom, means for partially obstructingdeliveryof material from the container through said open bottom, a setv of oscilla-tory' perches, c'onnectedfor limited and alternative movement in a vertical plane, and'c'onnections for transmitting the movements of the perches to oscillate said container and promote limited delivery and distribution of-material therefrom.

8. In a feeder, the combination of a piv otallysupported feed container having an outlet port-man oscillatory portion thereof, and means for-utilizingthe weight of a fowl to move the {container whereby to distribute along; a horizontal path material issuing from said port, said means comprising a pivotally mounted roost and actuating connections between said roost and movable portion of said receptacle.

9. In a device of the character described. the combination witha feed delivery memher having a dischar e portion supported for-movement traversing a horizontal surface, of means for moving said member to traversesuch a surface whereby to distribute across said-surface material issuing from said member, said means comprising a yieldableisupport in operative proximity to said surface, whereby an animal upon said support mayrea-ch-and eat material so distrilr tited.

10. In a device of the character described. the combination with a set of upright legs and a food supporting surface mounted thereon, of an oscillatory feed receptacle having a discharge portionarranged for movement across the said surface, means connectedwith said legs for pivotally supporting said receptacle, a pivotally mounted roost operatively connected with said receptacle for the oscillation thereof, and a stop connected with said legs and arranged to limit the downwardly movement of said roost under the weight of a fowl, said roost being operatively associated with said surface in such a-mann-e-r that a fowl standing onsaid roost can reach food on said surface,

11. In a device of thecharacter described, the combinationwith a support and a pivotally suspended receptacle having an oscillatory discharge portion, of a pan arranged imedetely' beneath said portion to receive material issuing therefrom, roosts extending along opposite, sides'of said pan, a lever car ry-ing saidroosts and operativelyconnected with said receptacle for the oscillation thereof, and stop means carried by said support and operatively associated with each of said roosts to limit the downward movement thereof.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination with a support providing a feed supporting surface, of a pivotally suspended receptacle having a discharge or 10 tion oscillatory with respect to said surface levers in pivotal connection with said support and with said receptacle, and roosts rigidly connected with said levers upon either side of said surface and laterally offset in opposite directions from the point of pivotal connection of said levers with said support, whereby the Weight of a fowl on said roosts will, tend to move said levers and said receptacle.

' JOHN B. OLSON. 

